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Natural site

Bushy Park

Located in County Galway, Connacht Coordinates: 53°17′44″ N 9°05′15″ W

Map showing the location of Bushy Park Bushy Park
Location in Ireland
Elevation
25 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Galway
3.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SNN Shannon Airport67 km
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock71 km

About Bushy Park

Bushy Park is a natural site. Location: County Galway, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (67 km). Nearby sights include Ballagh Hill and Sports Field, Westside, Galway.

Climate of Bushy Park

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
November (123 mm)
Driest month
April (64 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Bushy Park
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°10°12°15°17°19°19°17°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°8°10°12°12°10°8°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)11583826473727295104120123118

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Bushy Park

The nearest airport is Shannon Airport (SNN), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 77 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 67 kmsouth
  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 71 kmnorth
  • Kerry Airport (KIR) Farranfore 127 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 77 kmsoutheast
  • Cork Population: 224K 161 kmsouth
  • Dublin Population: 1M 189 kmeast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 253 kmnortheast
  • Swansea Population: 300.4K 396 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bushy Park

Within 100 km: 218 historic and cultural sites, 611 natural sites, 1,306 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km151 places

  • Mutton Island Island 5 kmSE
  • Deer Island Island 13 kmS
  • Inchiquin Island 22 kmNW
  • Hare Island Island 6 kmSE

25–60 km617 places

  • Gorumna Island Island 40 kmW
  • Inisheer Island 40 kmSW
  • Saint Macdaras Island Island 55 kmW
  • Mweenish Island Island 51 kmW

60–100 km1,367 places

  • Inishlyre Island 69 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 66 kmSW
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 97 kmNW
  • White Strand Beach 67 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Galway City, County Galway
    3.5 km SE
  • Claddagh Village, County Galway
    3.5 km SE
  • Glenlough Village, County Galway
    0.7 km NW
  • Lower Dangan Village, County Galway
    1.1 km SE
  • Menlough Village, County Galway
    1.4 km NE
  • Ballagh Village, County Galway
    1.5 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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